Rubbished reputation
You’d have thought, wouldn’t you, that I’d know a bit about design by now. After all these years of writing about it, meeting the people, judging its competitions, going to
Creatives get their kit on for the homeless
Most design consultancies claim to be innovative in a creative pitch, but it was the five-a-side variety that drew the cream of the industry to Spitalfields last week. The Five-a-side
Digests
The Classic Furniture Group has acquired Original American Diner Concepts, which manufactures 1950s diner-style furniture.
Rubbished reputation
Creatives get their kit on for the homeless>
Csd Scotland Award
The inaugural CSD Scotland International Design Award has been presented to Doug Hamilton, executive creative director of Wolff Olins, in recognition of his work for clients including Orange, Go and
Boots seizes the advantage
Boots the Chemists is launching a free quarterly women’s magazine. It is predicted to have a larger circulation than any other women’s magazine on the UK market. The new title
Digests
CD Partnership Graphics was responsible for the concept design of Eat It, a magazine about all things food-related. Published by Terence Conran, it is packed with recipes and articles on
Books
Design Writing Research, by Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton, is now available in paperback, priced £14.95. Published by Phaidon, the book is a critical study of graphic design and typography.
Green Fingered Design
Gardens are this year’s big news. The hip, cool and urban are taking up a pastime that was previously the passion of their aunties and uncles in the shires. The
Springpoint to develop a new identity for the ETC
Springpoint has been appointed to help drive forward a Government initiative to increase tourism in the UK. The design group has won a three-way credentials pitch against unnamed rivals to
Celebratory drinks packs for Millennium
Drinks manufacturers are preparing to celebrate the Millennium with limited edition premium ranges. Champagne producer Moet & Chandon has commissioned a limited edition millennium bottle. The commemorative Brut Imperial magnum
Creatives Get Their Kit On For The Homeless
Most design consultancies claim to be innovative in a creative pitch, but it was the five-a-side variety that drew the cream of the industry to Spitalfields last week. The Five-a-side
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